Name: Meg Day: "The Permanent Way" by Academy of American Poets
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: Recorded on September 29, 2016, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

Recorded by Hua Xi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"

Recorded by Blas Falconer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"

Recorded by David Roderick for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall fell wind-wise]"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠


Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"

Recorded by Zeina Hashem Beck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"

Recorded by Kelli Russell Agodon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to be Buddhist"

Recorded by Dāshaun Washington for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"

Recorded by Victoria Chang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"

Recorded by Kelan Nee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"

Recorded on September 29, 2016, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. www.poets.org

Meg Day: "The Permanent Way"

The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poet, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization.

Meg Day: "The Permanent Way"

Academy of American Poets

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